Passengers in the GoAir flight G8 7007, that took off at 19:35 hours, flew in the Airbus A320neo aircraft to reach Srinagar city

Going forward, GoAir will operate a daily scheduled flight from Srinagar that will depart at 20:30 hours.

Commenting on the achievement, Kaushik Khona, Chief Executive Officer, Go Air, said, "It gives me immense pleasure to dedicate the first ever night flight from Srinagar to Delhi as a salute to the spirit of Srinagar."

"GoAir is also strengthening the network across the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh region by enhancing their daily flights to-and-from Srinagar," the CEO said.

"I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, BCAS, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar Airport Authorities, CISF, CRPF and the entire team at GoAir that supported this endeavor," the Go Air CEO said.